As I prepare for this next phase in my life,I ask that people continue to offer the prayers thathave protected me thus far.I also pray that I will always see those who are notseen and easy to forget in the hustle and bustle of Washington politics.- Artur Davis

If I feel depressed I will sing.If I feel sad I will laugh.If I feel ill I will double my labor.If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.If I feel incompetent I will think of past success.If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.Today I will be the master of my emotions.- Og Mandino

The most incomprehensible thing about the worldis that it is comprehensible.- Albert Einstein

People hardly ever make use of the freedom which they have,for example, freedom of thought;instead they demand freedom of speech as a compensation.- Soren Kierkegaard

Excellence is the result ofcaring more than others think wise,risking more than other's think safe,dreaming more than others think practical,and expecting more than others think possible.- Anonymous

Men and women are not prisoners of fate,but only prisoners of their own minds.- Franklin D. Roosevelt

If a problem cannot be solved, enlarge it.- Dwight D. Eisenhower

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,deliberate, contrived and dishonest,but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.- John F. Kennedy

The greatest harm can result from the best intentions.- Terry Goodkind

The problem with making assumptionsis that we believe they are the truth- don Miguel Ruiz

You can choose to be peaceful right here and now ...it has nothing to do with what other people do or think.- Gerald Jampolsky

When I am working on a problem,I never think about beauty,but when I have finished,if the solution is not beautiful,I know it is wrong.- R. Buckminster Fuller

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;if in terms of ten years, plant trees;if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.- Confucius

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.- Ram Dass

Many people allow their needfor other people's approval to control their lives.They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them.- Rick Warren

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation,because your character is what you really are,while your reputation is merely what others think you are.- John Wooden

The presence of those seeking the truthis infinitely to be preferredto the presence of those who think they've found it.- Terry Pratchett

You are what you think you are.- Bob Richards

They can because they think they can.- Virgil

Farewell My FriendIt was beautiful as long as it lastedThe journey of my life.I have no regrets whatsoeversave the pain I'll leave behind.Those dear hearts who love and care...And the strings pulling at the heart and soul...The strong arms that held me upWhen my own strength let me down.At every turning of my lifeI came across good friends,Friends who stood by me,Even when the time raced me by.Farewell, farewell my friendsI smile and bid you goodbye.No, shed no tears for I need them notAll I need is your smile.If you feel sad do think of mefor that's what I'll likewhen you live in the heartsof those you love, remember thenyou never die.- Gitanjali Ghei

What you think of me is none of my business.- Terry Cole-Whittaker

Take time to laugh.It is the music of the soul.Take time to think.It is the source of power.Take time to play.It is the source of perpetual youth.Take time to read.It is the fountain of wisdom.Take time to pray.It is the greatest power on Earth.Take time to love and be loved.It is a God-given privilege.Take time to be friendly.It is the road to happiness.Take time to give.It is too short a day to be selfish.Take time to work.It is the price of success.- Anonymous

The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly.The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Inaction breeds doubt and fear.Action breeds confidence and courage.If you want to conquer fear,do not sit home and think about it.Go out and get busy.- Dale Carnegie

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.- Benjamin Spock

Happiness is whenwhat you think,what you say,and what you doare in harmony.- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.- Oscar Wilde

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experiencein which you really stop to look fear in the face.You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.- Eleanor Roosevelt

You can do what you have to do,and sometimes you can do iteven better than you think you can.- Jimmy Carter

If only the people who worry about their liabilitieswould think about the riches they do possess,they would stop worrying.- Dale Carnegie

Do not think that love,in order to be genuine,has to be extraordinary.What we need is to love without getting tired.- Mother Teresa

The most pathetic person in the worldis someone who has sight, but has no vision.- Helen Keller

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they hadbecause they didn't have the talentor the strength or the endurance or the commitment?- Nelson Mandela